make book
To gamble, either by placing or taking betsTo gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
» They made this book into a movie.
Dieses Buch wurde verfilmt.
По этой книге сняли фильм.
Они сняли по этой книге фильм.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
(idiomatic)To be very confident; to be sure.
Near-synonym: bet one's bottom dollar
Examples
22 sentencesThey made this book into a movie.
ruПо этой книге сняли фильм.
deDieses Buch wurde verfilmt.
A man is made by the books he reads.
ruЧеловек сделан из книг, которые он читает.
You can make book on it that he won't help you.
Make that book your basis.
Zines are hand-made and photocopied books.
Origin
The sense of be confident is semantically related to that of gamble, insofar as a sure betThe sense of be confident is semantically related to that of gamble, insofar as a sure bet denotes a situation in which one can be nearly certain of the outcome.
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Forms
makes book, making book, made book, made book| Base form | make book · to make book |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes book |
| Present participle | making book |
| Past simple | made book |
| Past participle | made book |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle